Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Sep. 26, 2008 at 2:44 pm CDT

British Columbia’s provincial government has released a new resource guide for local governments on how to improve local access to healthy foods. “We’re pleased to support A Seat at the Table, which helps provide local governments with some practical workable ideas they can use in their own communities to help […]

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Sep. 26, 2008 at 2:30 pm CDT

The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) will soon get an extra $1.7 million per year from the provincial government for study of infectious diseases and development of vaccines for animals and people. The commitment brings the Saskatchewan government’s annual funding for VIDO up to $3.5 million, […]

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Sep. 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm CDT

The Parti Quebecois’ critic for wildlife, parks and tourism will now also handle the agriculture, food and fisheries file. Sylvain Page, the provincial MNA for the Labelle constituency since 2001, was named to the ag critic’s role Friday by PQ leader Pauline Marois. Page was named to handle the file […]

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Sep. 26, 2008 at 1:54 pm CDT

Four Prairie grain companies were short-changed on adequate rail service from Canadian National (CN) in the 2007-08 crop year, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled Thursday. The four firms — North East Terminal, North West Terminal, Paterson Grain and Parrish and Heimbecker — were among six, also including the Canadian […]

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Sep. 26, 2008 at 11:38 am CDT

Plans to consolidate ag equipment giant CNH’s North American production of tillage equipment at its Saskatoon plant have become the victim of the company’s recent success. The Amsterdam-based multinational ag and construction equipment firm in October 2006 had announced it would shut its soil management equipment plant at Goodfield, Ill., […]

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